CAMPOLOGY

Thru-hiking during the next zombie pandemic could save your life! I have camped in many faraway places, in the harshest of climates, and with the strangest of camping partners; however, there will never be a greater personal challenge than camping during a zombie apocalypse! Don't sweat it, I have some well-researched tips to reduce the likelihood of you becoming zombie trail food! The biggest benefit of long haul backpacking during zomboid-apocalyptic times - is "zombies don't thru-hike."

INTRODUCTION

Join DUDLEY on his Appalachian Trail Adventure. This Crazy Camping Canuck ... has been dreaming of the AT for decades. 2020 is the year! This video introduction explains what drove an old man from a comfortable retirement to the hard life of a Thru-Hiker!  Dudley - aka Campology's own Bruce Watts - will be VLOGGING exclusively on THE TREK's Youtube channel.  Dudley loves The Trek and super excited to be working with some fine folks.

Overview

My Appalachian Trail gear choices were 37 years in the making.

I have hiked more than 5000 kilometres over 4 decades, and my gear has changed massively as I learned and technology evolved. In the early 80's my pack base weight was around 20lbs... over the next decade it ballooned to a crippling 40lbs. Today it's generally sub 10lbs and my knees, heart, and soul love my "new" light and lean gear!  

Why I'm Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail 2020

My tortured and forbidden love affair with the Appalachian trail began in the fall of 1986. At that time I was 27 and she was 49. 

Her gothic charms were hard to resist.  When I first layed eyes on her statuesque beauty, I was giddy and euphoric. I had never seen anything more wonderful,  nor had I ever felt more alive than during those brief moments stroking her footpaths on the New Hampshire White Mountains. I wanted more, I needed more.